In this section the jury members are no older than those of the audience. Eleven children and seven teens award the best films with Crystal Bears. Honourable Mentions are given for outstanding achievements. An international expert jury presents the prizes of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk in the Generation Kplus competition.
Berlinale:
Awards and Juries in the Generation section
The Crystal Bear
Awards of the Children’s Jury in the Generation Kplus competition
- Crystal Bear for the Best Film
- Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
Awards of the Youth Jury in the Generation 14plus competition
- Crystal Bear for the Best Film
- Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
Awards of the International Jury in the Generation Kplus competition
- Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk for the Best Film, worth €7,500
- Special Prize of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk for the Best Short Film, worth €2,500
Mark Cousins, Rasmus Horskjær, Frieder Schlaich, Marité Ugas, Maxine Williamson
Juries 2012
International Jury Generation Kplus:
Mark Cousins, Scottish documentary filmmaker, author and festival programmer
Rasmus Horskjær from Denmark, film commissioner for children and youth at the Danish Film Institute Frieder Schlaich, German filmmaker, producer and distributor
Marité Ugas from Peru, director of the film El Chico Que Miente (Berlinale 2011)
Maxine Williamson from Australia, artistic director of the Asian Pacific Screen Academy
Youth Jury Generation 14plus
Klara Kruse Rosset
Gülcan Çil
Solveig Lethen
Jarnail Fang Yu Singh Sekhon
Sami Yacob
Nico Palesch
Lino Steinwärder
Children's Jury Generation Kplus
Kimia Godarzani-Bakhtiari
Rosa Münchmeyer
Anne Marie Dominik Fittje
Nikita Neitzke
Justin Braun
Fion Mutert
Victor Neumeister
Lale Öztoprak
Anna Luisa Cruz
Pia Jacqueline Heß
Simon Kajdi
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Keeper'n til Liverpool | The Liverpool Goalie | Der Liverpool-Torwart
Generation
NOR 2010
Director: Arild Andresen
Ask van der Hagen
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Arild Andresen, Maryanne Redpath
Keeper'n til LiverpoolGenerationCrystal Bear
Keeper'n til Liverpool was awarded the Crystal Bear and the Special Mention from the Generation Kplus International Jury.
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On the Ice | On the Ice | Auf dem Eis
Generation
USA 2011
Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Frank Qutuq Irelan
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Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Cara Marcous
On the IceGenerationCrystal Bear
The Crystal Bear Generation 14plus was awarded to the film On the Ice.
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Jutro bedzie lepiej | Tomorrow will be better | Morgen wird alles besser
Generation
POL/JPN
Director: Dorota Kedzierzawska
Akhmed Sardalov, Oleg Ryba, Evgeny Ryba
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Dorota Kedzierzawska
Jutro bedzie lepiejGenerationGrand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk
In company - The director received the prize for the best film from the Generation Kplus International Jury.
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Land Of The Heroes | Land Of The Heroes | Land der Helden
Generation
BEL 2010
Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa
Ahmed Nisret
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Generation Kplus International Jury, Sahim Omar Kalifa, Florian Weghorn, Hendrik Verthe, Kobe Van Steenberghe
Land Of The HeroesInternational Short Film JuryGenerationSpecial Prize of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk
The director and his producers received the prize for the best short film from the Generation Kplus International Jury.
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Apflickorna | She Monkeys
Generation
SWE 2010
Director: Lisa Aschan
Mathilda Paradeiser, Linda Molin
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Maryanne Redpath, Generation 14 plus Youth Jury, Lisa Aschan, Max Andersson, Florian Weghorn
ApflickornaGeneration
A Special Mention for the Swedish film.
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© Volker Mai/ IndifilmNeukölln Unlimited | Neukölln Unlimited | Neukölln Unlimited
Generation
DEU 2010
Director: Agostino Imondi, Dietmar Ratsch
Hassan Akkouch, Lial Akkouch, Maradona Akkouch
© Volker Mai/ Indifilm -
One team
Neukölln UnlimitedGenerationCrystal Bear
The makers and protagonists of Neukölln Unlimited with their Crystal Bear.
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My Suicide | My Suicide | My Suicide
Generation
USA 2009
Director: David Lee Miller
Gabriel Sunday
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David Lee Miller and team
My SuicideGenerationCrystal Bear
The Crystal Bear Generation 14plus 2009 was awarded to My Suicide.
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© Véro Boncompagni 2007C'est pas moi, je le jure! | It's Not Me, I Swear! | Ich schwör's, ich war's nicht!
Generation
CAN 2008
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Antoine L’Ecuyer
© Véro Boncompagni 2007 -
Philippe Falardeau
C’est pas moi, je le jure! GenerationCrystal Bear
Philippe Falardeau was the big winner of the Generation Kplus awards in the year 2009: For C’est pas moi, je le jure! he was not only awarded the Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix but also the Crystal Bear for the best feature-length film.
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Generation 14plus Youth Jury
Generation
The Generation 14plus Youth Jury 2009.
The winners of the last years - a selection
After each Generation screening, questionnaires are distributed amongst the audience. The form offers audience members a chance to express their thoughts and opinions about the film. The film questionnaires do not have to be returned immediately in the cinema but can be completed at home and sent back to Generation by post within one month.
Every year, about 1,500 filmgoers return the questionnaire. Respondents who write openly, honestly and vividly about their film experience stand a chance of being selected to award the Crystal Bears themselves at the following year’s festival. Only children who will be aged 11-14 during the upcoming festival can sit on the Children’s Jury. The members of the Youth Jury must be at least 14, but no older than 18.
The questionnaires are also forwarded to the directors of the participating films, so that each filmmaker can find out first hand how his or her film was received by the Berlin audience.
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